Fishing-reel.



Patented 'lan. I4, I902.

F. J. RABBETH.

FISHING REEL.

iApplication filed Aug. 30, 1900.:

(No Model.)

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FRANCIS J. RABBETII, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 691 ,073, dated January14, 1902. Application filed August 30, 1900. Serial No, 28,565. (Nomodel.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS J. RABBETH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Reels, of whichthe following is a specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide improved means for playingthe fish and preventing it from getting slack line, to avoid danger ofinjury to the hand of the fisherman when the fish makes his rushes, andto make provision for paying out the line in such a way as to absolutelyprevent the breakage of tackle.

My invention, broadly considered, consists in providing a fishing-reelwith an improved frictional connection between the crank-handle and thespool of the reel to turn the same and to allow the spool to turn whilethe crank is held stationary. Iprovide superior means for varying thefrictional resistance between the crank and the spool, so that theangler can readily and easily adapt the reel to the character of thefish and the strength of line and rod used.

This invention embraces in a fishing-reel a frictional connectionbetween the handle and the barrel of the spool, comprising a wheelmember and a ring member on said wheel member, said members havingannular engaging faces in frictional contact with each other and meansfor varying the friction between said faces, whereby ample frictionalsurfaces are provided and great durability is insured.

This invention may be embodied in many different forms, and no attemptwill be made herein to enumerate or describe all of such forms.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention in two of the variousforms in which it may be embodied.

Figure I is a-view of a fishing-reel embodying my invention in aformwhich I now deem preferable. Parts are broken away for clearness ofillustration. Fig. II is an enlarged fragmental section of the same.Fig. III is a fragmental view illustrating a modification of theinvention.

a indicates a spool, which may be of any of the usual forms.

1) indicates a crank-handle, which is connected with the spool throughthe medium of a suitable frictional connection.

In the application of the invention illustrated in Figs. Iand II thefrictional connection comprises a wheel member connected with the spoolto turn the same and a ring member surrounding the wheel member, one ofsaid members being formed with two parts embracing the other memberbetween them. In the preferable form of this application the wheelmember 0 is formed of three plates, the outer plates or parts 1 2 beingof greater diameter than the inner plate 3, but all of the plates beingarranged concentrically, thus leaving an annular space 4 between the twooutside plates, in which the ring member d is embraced. The ring member(Z is formed of two plates 5 6. 6 indicates friction adjustingscrewsscrewed through the outer ring-plate 5 and engaging the inner ring-plate6, thus to force the rims of the plates apart to engage more or lessforcibly with the plates 1 and 2 of the wheel to increase or decreasethe frictional contact between the ring and the wheel. 7

indicates screws which fasten the plates 1, 2, and 3 of the wheeltogether. The screws 7 are threadedinto the middle plate and one of theoutside plates and are not threaded inthe plate with which the head ofthe screw engages, thus to clamp the plates firmly together. 8 indicatesthe screw for fastening the handle in place on the ring. Preferably twohandles are applied to the ring, at opposite edges thereof, in order toenable the angler to more readily hold the crank-handle stationary whendesired. The handles thus arranged serve as a counterbalance for eachother and also enable the angler-in case the crank should escape to moreconveniently recover the same.

In the form shown in Fig. III the crankhandles are attached to a ring orplate a, which is furnished on its inner face with a hub c,havingaconical socket 9. 10 indicates a shaft connected with the spool athrough the medium of the spur-wheel 11, the pinion 12 and shaft 13. Theshaft 10 of the spur wheel 11 is angular in cross-section at its outerend, as indicated-at l4, and outside the angular portion isscrew-threaded, as at 15. The plate 0 is perforated to fit over thescrewthreaded portion 15 and is secured in place by the nut 16.findicates a cone perforated to fit on the shaft 10 and arranged to seatin the conical socket 9. The cone is fixed against rotation on the shaft10 by means of the angular portion 14 of such shaft, and the frictionbetween the hub c and the cone is readily adjusted by the thumb-nut 16.g indicates a cushion between the spur-wheel 11 and the base of the conef.

It is to be understood that the wheel 0 and the cone f may be connectedwith the spool in any desirable way. In Figs. I and II of thedrawingsthe wheel 0 is shown connected with the spool by intermediatespeed-increasing means consisting of a spur-wheel 11, a pinion 12, and ashaft 13, such as shown in Fig. III; but I do not limit myself in thisregard, as the wheel may be formed as a part of the spool and the ringfrictionally connected therewith. No illustration of the various formsof connection between the wheel and the spool is necessary for thereason that the same are well known in the art and form no part of myinvention.

In practical use the angler will use the crank-handle in the ordinarymanner when he desires to reel in the line. Whenever the fish makes arush, the angler may continue to turn the crank-handle or he may holdthe crank-handle stationary, and whenever the strain upon the linebecomes sufficient to overcome the frictional connection between thecrank-handle and the spool the spool will turn, while the crank-handleremains stationary, thus paying out the line until the struggle of thefish ceases.

The cushion g affords a resiliency for the friction adjustment, and thesame purposeis served by the use of the plates 5 6 of the ring memberpressing outward upon the inner faces of the rims of the plates 1 2 ofthe wheel membershowninFigs.IandII. Thisenables the friction adjustmentto be madewithout bringing the adjustingscrew to apositive stop.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. In a fishing-reel, a frictional connection between the handle and thebarrel of the spool, comprising a wheel member; a ring member on saidwheel member; one of said members being furnished with a groove in whichthe other member is seated, and said other member being formed in twoparts in said groove; and means for varying the frictional contactbetween the grooved member and the other member.

2. In a fishing-reel, the combination with the spool; of a wheel memberconnected with the spool to turn the same; and a ring member furnishedwith a handle and surrounding the wheel member; one of said membersbeing formed of two parts embracing the other member between them; andmeans for increasing and decreasing the frictional contact between saidparts and the member embraced thereby.

3. In a fishing-reel, the combination with the spool; of aperipherallygrooved wheel connected with the spool to turn the same; aring furnished with a handle and comprising two plates surrounding saidWheel and embraced in the groove thereof; and means for moving saidplates from and toward each other, to vary the frictional contactbetween the wheel and the ring.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this21st day of August, 1900.

FRANCIS J. RABBE'lI-I. 1

\Vitnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND,

JULIA TOWNSEND.

